cartilage bone

2 definitions found

cartilage bone - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Cartilage \Car"ti*lage\, n. [L. cartilago; cf. F. cartilage.]
     (Anat.)
     A translucent, elastic tissue; gristle.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: Cartilage contains no vessels, and consists of a
           homogeneous, intercellular matrix, in which there are
           numerous minute cavities, or capsules, containing
           protoplasmic cells, the cartilage corpuscul. See Illust
           under Duplication.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     Articular cartilage, cartilage that lines the joints.
  
     Cartilage bone (Anat.), any bone formed by the ossification
        of cartilage.
  
     Costal cartilage, cartilage joining a rib with he sternum.
        See Illust. of Thorax.
        [1913 Webster]

cartilage bone - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  cartilage bone
      n 1: any bone that develops within cartilage rather than a
           fibrous tissue